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Quick question about a job application

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By Wed 21-Oct-09 23:25:17 Add message | Report | Contact poster
How long should the supporting statement be, where you match your skills against the job description and person spec? The job I'm applying for has 20 essential attributes (all of wich I can cover) and 12 desirables (or which I can cover 8) and my rough draft is over 3 pages blush.

How long is too long?

Also (sorry, realised there was another question after all!), I had organised the statement under the headings from the person spec, but there's a lot of overlap. If I restructure it to rationalise the content will they take the trouble to pick out all the attributes? I was trying to make it easy for them not to miss that I have all the essentials.
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Mon 02-Nov-09 23:09:47
Oooh, well remembered! The interview went well and there were tasks that went OK, but I didn't get it sad. Someone with more experience did, but they said lots of nice things about how I did.

Thank you for asking. smile
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Mon 02-Nov-09 22:46:44
How did it go?
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Fri 23-Oct-09 20:47:38
I've just had a phone call...I've got an interview! Eeek! Monday 2nd November! Thank you guys, particulaly SPB! smile
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Thu 22-Oct-09 12:38:18
Lots of luck PT!
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Thu 22-Oct-09 11:55:27
Thankyou Stealth, that was brilliant! smile
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Thu 22-Oct-09 11:38:27
sent it back, tbh I think it could go as you have it now, but as everyone likes to seem important I have made some suggestions
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Thu 22-Oct-09 11:12:49
Thank you! I don't feel very impressive atm blush...
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Thu 22-Oct-09 11:11:20
got them thanks, will have a look - so far it looks very impressive
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Thu 22-Oct-09 10:44:18
OK! be gentle with me though! This is my second job application in 11 years! <faints>
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Thu 22-Oct-09 09:41:54
do you want me to read it?
Kate Fallon 44 at hot mail dot com
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